diff --git a/Dashboard/src/App.tsx b/Dashboard/src/App.tsx
index 4b5c392..5af9d07 100644
--- a/Dashboard/src/App.tsx
+++ b/Dashboard/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { createGlobalStyle } from "styled-components";
-import SerialPort from "serialport";
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
+import { RootState } from "typesafe-actions";
 import Knob from "./Components/Knob";
-import { port, parser } from "./SerialConnection";
+import { connect, disconnect } from "./redux/actions/asyncSerialConnectionActions";
+import { setSerialPort } from "./redux/actions/serialConnectionActions";
 
 const GlobalStyle = createGlobalStyle`
   html {
@@ -18,6 +20,9 @@ const GlobalStyle = createGlobalStyle`
 
 const App = () => {
   const [status, setStatus] = useState(0);
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const serialConnection = useSelector<RootState, RootState["serialConnection"]>((state) => state.serialConnection);
+
   const SerialDataListener = (data: string) => {
     const parsedData = data.split(",");
     console.log(parsedData);
@@ -25,24 +30,34 @@ const App = () => {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    parser.on("data", SerialDataListener);
-    port.open();
+    if (serialConnection.portController !== null) {
+      serialConnection.portController.parser.on("data", SerialDataListener);
+    }
+
     return () => {
-      parser.removeListener("data", SerialDataListener);
-      port.close();
+      if (serialConnection.portController !== null) {
+        serialConnection.portController.parser.removeListener("data", SerialDataListener);
+      }
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [serialConnection]);
 
   const sendIncreaseHandler = () => {
-    setStatus(status + 1);
-    port.write("2i");
+    if (serialConnection.portController !== null && serialConnection.portController.port !== null) {
+      setStatus(status + 1);
+      serialConnection.portController.port.write("2i");
+    }
   };
   const sendDecreaseHandler = () => {
-    setStatus(status - 1);
-    port.write("2d");
+    if (serialConnection.portController !== null && serialConnection.portController.port !== null) {
+      setStatus(status - 1);
+      serialConnection.portController.port.write("2d");
+    }
   };
   const sendToggleHandler = () => {
-    port.write("2t");
+    if (serialConnection.portController !== null && serialConnection.portController.port !== null) {
+      setStatus(status - 1);
+      serialConnection.portController.port.write("2t");
+    }
   };
 
   return (
@@ -57,29 +72,19 @@ const App = () => {
       <button
         type="button"
         onClick={() => {
-          port.open();
+          dispatch(setSerialPort("COM5"));
+          dispatch(connect());
         }}
       >
-        open
+        connect
       </button>
       <button
         type="button"
         onClick={() => {
-          port.close();
+          dispatch(disconnect());
         }}
       >
-        close
-      </button>
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        onClick={() => {
-          const list = SerialPort.list();
-          list.then((arg) => {
-            console.log(arg);
-          });
-        }}
-      >
-        list
+        disconnect
       </button>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/Dashboard/src/SerialConnection.ts b/Dashboard/src/SerialConnection.ts
index e8fa71b..449ff1d 100644
--- a/Dashboard/src/SerialConnection.ts
+++ b/Dashboard/src/SerialConnection.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,51 @@
 import SerialPort, { parsers } from "serialport";
 
-const port = new SerialPort("COM5", {
-  baudRate: 9600,
-  autoOpen: false,
-});
+class PortController {
+  path: null | string;
 
-const parser = port.pipe(new parsers.Readline({ delimiter: "\r\n" }));
+  port: null | SerialPort;
 
-export { port, parser };
+  parser: any;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.path = null;
+    this.port = null;
+  }
+
+  get isOpen() {
+    if (!this.port) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return this.port.isOpen;
+  }
+
+  create(path: string) {
+    this.path = path;
+    this.port = new SerialPort(path, {
+      baudRate: 9600,
+      autoOpen: false,
+    });
+
+    this.parser = this.port.pipe(new parsers.Readline({ delimiter: "\r\n" }));
+  }
+
+  open(callback: (error:Error | null | undefined)=>void) {
+    if (this.isOpen) {
+      throw new Error("Port already open");
+    }
+
+    if (this.port === null) {
+      throw new Error("Port must be created first");
+    }
+
+    this.port.open((error) => callback(error));
+  }
+
+  close() {
+    if (this.port) {
+      this.port.close();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default PortController;
diff --git a/Dashboard/src/interfaces/ISerialConnectionState.ts b/Dashboard/src/interfaces/ISerialConnectionState.ts
index aa408e0..a425c03 100644
--- a/Dashboard/src/interfaces/ISerialConnectionState.ts
+++ b/Dashboard/src/interfaces/ISerialConnectionState.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import PortController from "../SerialConnection";
+
 export default interface ISerialConnectionState {
-  port: null | string;
+  port: string | null;
+  portController: PortController | null;
   status: {
     connecting: boolean;
     connected: boolean;
diff --git a/Dashboard/src/redux/actions/asyncSerialConnectionActions.ts b/Dashboard/src/redux/actions/asyncSerialConnectionActions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ce74cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dashboard/src/redux/actions/asyncSerialConnectionActions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { ThunkResult } from "typesafe-actions";
+import {
+  connectionStart, connectionSuccess, connectionFailure, setPortController, connectionEnd,
+} from "./serialConnectionActions";
+import PortController from "../../SerialConnection";
+
+const connect = (): ThunkResult<void> => async (dispatch, getState) => {
+  const state = getState();
+  dispatch(connectionStart());
+
+  if (state.serialConnection.port === null) {
+    dispatch(connectionFailure(new Error("No Serial Port set")));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const controller = new PortController();
+  controller.create(state.serialConnection.port);
+
+  dispatch(setPortController(controller));
+
+  controller.open((error) => {
+    if (error === null || error === undefined) {
+      dispatch(connectionSuccess());
+    } else {
+      dispatch(connectionFailure(error));
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+const disconnect = (): ThunkResult<void> => async (dispatch, getState) => {
+  const state = getState();
+  state.serialConnection.portController?.close();
+  dispatch(connectionEnd());
+};
+
+export { connect, disconnect };
diff --git a/Dashboard/src/redux/actions/serialConnectionActions.ts b/Dashboard/src/redux/actions/serialConnectionActions.ts
index 650eee1..7670ea6 100644
--- a/Dashboard/src/redux/actions/serialConnectionActions.ts
+++ b/Dashboard/src/redux/actions/serialConnectionActions.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { action } from "typesafe-actions";
+import PortController from "../../SerialConnection";
 
 export enum SerialConnectionActionTypes {
     SET_SERIAL_PORT = "SET_SERIAL_PORT",
     CONNECTION_START = "CONNECTION_START",
     CONNECTION_SUCCESS = "CONNECTION_SUCCESS",
     CONNECTION_FAILURE = "CONNECTION_FAILURE",
-    DISCONNECT = "DISCONNECT",
+    CONNECTION_END = "CONNECTION_END",
+    SET_PORT_CONTROLLER = "SET_PORT_CONTROLLER"
   }
 
 export const setSerialPort = (port: string) => action(SerialConnectionActionTypes.SET_SERIAL_PORT, port);
@@ -16,4 +18,6 @@ export const connectionSuccess = () => action(SerialConnectionActionTypes.CONNEC
 
 export const connectionFailure = (error: Error) => action(SerialConnectionActionTypes.CONNECTION_FAILURE, error);
 
-export const disconnect = () => action(SerialConnectionActionTypes.DISCONNECT);
+export const connectionEnd = () => action(SerialConnectionActionTypes.CONNECTION_END);
+
+export const setPortController = (controller: PortController) => action(SerialConnectionActionTypes.SET_PORT_CONTROLLER, controller);
diff --git a/Dashboard/src/redux/reducers/serialConnectionReducer.ts b/Dashboard/src/redux/reducers/serialConnectionReducer.ts
index 9cde48e..dcc11a3 100644
--- a/Dashboard/src/redux/reducers/serialConnectionReducer.ts
+++ b/Dashboard/src/redux/reducers/serialConnectionReducer.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { SerialConnectionActionTypes } from "../actions/serialConnectionActions"
 
 const initialState: ISerialConnectionState = {
   port: null,
+  portController: null,
   status: {
     connecting: false,
     connected: false,
@@ -40,13 +41,18 @@ const SerialConnectionReducer = createReducer(initialState)
       error: null,
     },
   }))
-  .handleType(SerialConnectionActionTypes.DISCONNECT, (state) => ({
+  .handleType(SerialConnectionActionTypes.CONNECTION_END, (state) => ({
     ...state,
+    portController: null,
     status: {
       connecting: false,
       connected: false,
       error: null,
     },
+  }))
+  .handleType(SerialConnectionActionTypes.SET_PORT_CONTROLLER, (state, action) => ({
+    ...state,
+    portController: action.payload,
   }));
 
 export default SerialConnectionReducer;